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SYDNEYTHEATRE.COM.AU
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Benedict Andrews directs Cate Blanchett and French screen
star Isabelle Huppert as the housemaids who fantasise about
killing their madame
4JUN–20JUL2013
SYDNEY THEATRE
ASSOCIATE SPONSOR
MEDIA PARTNER
PRESENTING SPONSOR
BY JEAN GENET
IN A NEW TRANSLATION BY BENEDICT ANDREWS
AND ANDREW UPTON
THE MAIDS
Photo Michele Aboud and Kate Barry
WITH
CATE BLANCHETT
ISABELLE HUPPERT
ELIZABETH DEBICKI
DIRECTOR
BENEDICT ANDREWS
DESIGNER
ALICE BABIDGE
LIGHTING DESIGNER
NICK SCHLIEPER
COMPOSER
OREN AMBARCHI
SOUND DESIGNER
LUKE SMILES
VIDEO DESIGNER & OPERATOR
SEAN BACON
Big Name No Blanket
NothiNg oN Earth
Sun 9 Jun 6:45 PM EV9
Australia, Greenland | 2013 | 58 mins | In English and
Greenlandic with English subtitles
World PrEMiErE
Director: Michael Angus | Producers: Michael Angus, Roxana McMallan |
World Sales: Jerrycan Films
Sydney photographer Murray Fredericks and filmmaker
Michael Angus join forces once again following the success
of their Lake Eyre project Salt, (SFF 2009). This time,
Fredericks is heading out across the massive Greenland
Ice Cap, seeking inspiration in a stunningly featureless
landscape. After several failed excursions, he realises that
he can’t travel solo – the environment is just too
unforgiving. In the spring of 2012, with an experienced
guide and two Inuit dogsledders, he makes it to a Cold War
relic, an abandoned radar station slowly sinking into the
ice. Against this breathtaking background, Angus captures
Fredericks’ determined endeavours to capture time and
space in an image.
Guest filmmakers in attendance
MichaEl anguS has worked as an actor, director and
producer across a number of different mediums including
theatre, film and television. His films as director include
The Fight Game, Ooldea and Salt.
rEd obsEssioN
TuE 11 Jun 6:30 PM EV9
WEd 12 Jun 6:30 PM EV8
Australia | 2012 | 76 mins | In English and Mandarin with
English subtitles
auSTralian PrEMiErE
Directors, Screenwriters: David Roach, Warwick Ross | Producer:
Warwick Ross | Distributor: Roadshow Films
The legendary Bordeaux region, ‘the best plot of land in the
world’, has been producing valued wine for centuries. The
region’s fortunes, long exposed to the vagaries of climate, are
now swayed by market forces. In 2010, when a vintage year
was on the cards, the global financial crisis ensured that
Western pockets were empty, and cashed-up Chinese buyers
set the price. This shift, fuelled by the East’s obsession with
these illustrious vineyards, created a perfect wine storm;
co-director and vigneron Warwick Ross documented the
upheaval. Narrated by Russell Crowe, Red Obsession is an
expertly told, delectable tale of a much-coveted global
commodity in times of change.
See page 31 for details of SFF’s Gourmet Cinema offer pairing
a screening of Red Obsession with dinner at glass brasserie.
Guest filmmakers in attendance
daVid roach and WarWick roSS are writers and
producers who have previously collaborated on Young Einstein,
Reckless Kelly and Mr. Accident. Their projects include
Beneath Hill 60, Banjo & Matilda, Drift and the WWII drama
Escape from Hong Kong. Red Obsession is their directorial debut.
thE suNNyboy
Sun 2 Jun 5:30 PM Soh
SaT 8 Jun 6:45 PM EV9
Australia | 2013 | 90 mins | In English
World PrEMiErE
Director, Screenwriter: Kaye Harrison | Producer: Tom Zubrycki | Production
Company: JOTZ Productions/Treehouse Productions
It was the 1980s in Sydney and The Sunnyboys’ talented
frontman Jeremy Oxley was riding a wave of success; the
band’s postpunk pop hit just the right note. A few short years
later, the band was in disarray and the enigmatic singer was
fighting to keep his head above water. His family, including
brother and fellow band member Peter, didn’t know how to
help and the boy they loved slipped further away. Withdrawn
from the world, Jeremy battled with his schizophrenia.
Thirty years later, in a loving relationship and with his
medication stabilised, he’s finally emerged from his
isolation. He now faces the challenge of unpicking the
past, an upcoming marriage, and the tantalising
possibility of returning to the stage.
SFF and Vivid LIVE present the World Premiere of The
Sunnyboy on 2 June in the Concert Hall at Sydney Opera
House, followed by a live performance by the band
(see page 41).
Guest filmmakers in attendance
kayE harriSon’S short documentaries include
Crossing the Line and The Long Goodbye, both of which won
awards. The Sunnyboy is her debut feature documentary.
thE uNlikEly Pilgrims
Mon 10 Jun 7:00 PM EV9
Australia, Spain | 2013 | 90 mins | In English
World PrEMiErE
Directors: Kirsten Mallyon, John Cherry | Screenwriter: Kirsten Mallyon |
Producer: John Cherry| Production Company: Intafusion Films
The Camino de Santiago is a centuries-old 800-kilometre
pilgrim trail through northern Spain, attracting thousands of
tourists annually. The pilgrims in Kirsten Mallyon and John
Cherry’s revelatory documentary – nine years in the
making – are not, however, your usual hikers. Amy, Chris
and Dave are recovering addicts. Ronan O’Connor, a drug
and alcohol counsellor at a New South Wales rehab centre,
has agreed to be their guide, but not their therapist. He’s
well aware that the trek will be a challenge for the trio, but
is convinced that in order to move on, they need to take
charge in the long haul through life’s bumpy road.
Guest filmmakers in attendance
kirSTEn Mallyon and John chErry are
longtime collaborators. Mallyon’s credits include writing
(Hidden History) and directing (Each Grain of Rice). John
Cherry is the award-winning producer of Strange Birds in
Paradise (SFF 2010) and director of Hidden History.
foxtel australian documentary prize
sydney film festiVal 2013
sff.orG.au
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